Connecting The Speakers - Pioneer 915 Operating Instructions Manual

Connecting up

Connecting the speakers

A complete setup of eight speakers (including the subwoofer) is shown here but everyone's home
setup will vary. Simply connect the speakers you have in the manner shown below.
will work with just two stereo speakers (the front speakers in the diagram) but using at least three
speakers is recommended, and a complete setup is best.
Make sure you connect the speaker on the right to the right terminal and the speaker on the left
to the left terminal. Also make sure the positive and negative (+/–) terminals on the receiver match
those on the speakers.
see Switching the speaker impedance on page 72 if you plan to use speakers with an impedance of
less than 8Ω).
Front speakers
L
AUX
IN
CD
IN
OPT
OUT DVR/
2
VCR
(DVR/VCR)
IN
OPT
1
IN
TV /
SAT
IN
(TV/SAT)
IN
DVD
/LD
FRONT
IN
ASSIGNABLE
COAX
DIGITAL IN D V D
2
5.1CH
REC INPUT
(CD)
IN
CD-R
OUT
/ TAPE
COAX
/ MD
1
(DVD
IN PLAY
/LD)
R AUDIO L
This receiver*
* The illustration shows the VSX-915, but connections for the VSX-815 are the same.
Caution
• Make sure that all the bare speaker wire is twisted together and inserted fully into the speaker
terminal. Use good quality speaker wire to connect the speakers to the receiver.
Note
1 If you're not using a subwoofer, change the front speaker setting (see Speaker setting on page 48) to large.
2 If you are using only one surround back speaker, connect it to the surround back left (L) terminal.
2
You can use speakers with a nominal impedance between 6–16Ω (please
Center speaker
R C
CEN- SUB
TER WOOFER
COMPONENT VIDEO
FM UNBAL
AM
π
75 LOOP ( D V R / VCR) IN
ANTENNA
R L
Y P P
B
OUT
SURROUND
DVD 5.1CH INPUT
CONTROL
IN
OUT
VIDEO MONITOR OUT
DVR/
VCR FRONT CENTER
S R L
A
OUT
IN
P
T V /
E
MONITOR
SAT
OUT IN
A
SUB DVD
K
/LD
WOOFER
IN
PREOUT E
S-VIDEO
R
S
Powered
subwoofer
SW
INPUT
Surround speakers
LS RS
MONITOR
OUT
S-VIDEO
ASSIGNABLE ( D V D / LD) IN ¥
Y P P FRONT SURROUND SURROUND BACK
R B R PREOUT
L L L
(T V / SAT) IN ø R R R
CENTER
SURROUND BACK SURROUND
R L R L
B
1
The receiver
Surround back speakers
SBL SBR
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